Ternwaves: Sovereign IoT Connectivity and Satellite-to-Device Innovation for European Defence

Ternwaves is a French deep-tech startup founded in 2018, specializing in ultra-long-range RF connectivity for massive IoT and satellite communications. The company’s core innovation, the Golden Modulation waveform, enables asynchronous, low-power links that reach farther than conventional technologies (including direct device-to-satellite links) .

This unique technology offers Europe a sovereign alternative for wide-area connectivity, addressing critical needs in smart cities, defense networks, and remote monitoring while reducing reliance on non-European suppliers. Ternwaves has already demonstrated multi-million-device throughput and GNSS-denied operation in trials .

This analysis answers: What ultra-long-range RF connectivity does Ternwaves provide through its Golden Modulation waveform for massive IoT and satellite communications? How mature is Ternwaves' asynchronous, low-power, device-to-satellite technology, demonstrated with multi-million-device throughput and GNSS-denied operation? How does Ternwaves offer Europe a sovereign alternative for wide-area connectivity across smart cities, defence networks and remote monitoring? What capability gaps and dependencies affect Ternwaves' path to reducing reliance on non-European suppliers?